Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Chapter 566

I wiped my tears and stood. I turned to see my mother peeking around the corner, but I waved her off. Rowan furrowed his brow. “Why did you wave her off?“:

I grabbed one of the shovels in his hands and then started digging ‘I didn’t want her to come back over with Alannah until the evidence was gone.” I waved my hands over my face.

“Why?” Rowan smiled, but it was a little hesitant, like he didn’t know why I wouldn’t want Alannah to see me cry over her mate.

I rolled my eyes. “Don’t play dumb.” I pointed at him. “You know exactly why.” I looked up, and I realized he didn’t. His eyebrows were pinched, and he was staring at me. “I’m an Alpha, and until she settles at my dad’s pack, she is mine.”

“So?”

I stopped digging. “An alpha needs to be strong for their pack; we can’t show our weakness.”

“That’s bullshit. I watched you with Toya and Wendy.”

“That’s different.” I shook my head.

again, and the hole started to get

skin, and I know I can kick whoever tries to make fun of me. But like this?” I waved

moved closer.

But

his head. “The safe

heard the soft cries of Alannah and I nodded. “She needs the space to break. She needs to feel secure enough to break down, and she won’t be able to do it if I am.” I looked at him. “I can break down with you because you are my safe space.” I

face cycled through a million emotions, but it settled on one, and I watched as his face softened. “You stay strong for them so they

silently got back to digging. The pit in my stomach stayed through it, although. Something was wrong at my father’s pack, and I needed to get back there. Every shovel of dirt, the sweat, the pain, got me closer to where I

both jumped and spun. Her

He picked him

can’t do this.” She shook her head and grabbed for her mate, but

Her wolf was pumping out her calming aura, settling the panic in my friend’s eyes. “He was brave

angrily at

your turn to be brave.” Alannah searched her face and

“You have to be brave, Lan. Who else is going to tell your pups how brave